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LinuxTag Opens (Hackers are Homeless)

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the its-funny-when-its-not-me dept.

LinuxTag started today. Many of the usual exhibitors can be seen, and the floor is quite busy. Especially noteworth is the crowded KDE booth where they are excited about the 2.2 Betas. kazekiri sent us a report from Slashdot/Japan which you'll need to translate to read, but apparently one of the hotels was closed for hygiene reasons, and many of the developers are without a place to sleep. So now they are staying in a gymnasium! Fortunately for me, my hotel is open and I got a good nights sleep (after 36 hours without any) and am preparing for my keynote Saturday afternoon, and a Q&A session Sunday afternoon. If you're in Stuttgart, check it out, just don't try any of that Deutsch on me, I barely passed that class.

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  1. good by BilldaCat · · Score: 5

    that's about the only way you'll get geeks in a gym anyway.

    'one pull-up pyle! can you not do 1 fucking pull-up?!?'

    --
    BilldaCat
  2. "Homeless?" by ongdesign · · Score: 5
    I love when people are called "homeless" because their hotel is closed. This is akin to calling myself "crippled" because my BMW is in the shop, or "cast out of society" because my wireless provider is down.

    "I can sympathize with my brothers on the street, man... one time my hotel suite was double-booked, and I ended up without even a hot tub!"

  3. Life imitates art, once again. by phillymjs · · Score: 5

    Staying in a gymnasium, eh?

    "Good night, Gilbert."
    "Good night, Louis."
    "Good night, Takashi."
    "Good night, Lamar."
    "Good night, Wormser."
    "Good night, Poindexter."
    "Good night, Booger."
    "BUUUUUURRRRRRRRRPPPPPPPPPPPP!!!!"